Sumire's got a new man named Hasumi in her life, but how successful can it be with a competitive girl in an adjacent office and the inability to express her own feelings? Momo is walking her through it all, but does he mean what he says? Will he really push Sumire to Hasumi? But when Momo seems ready to take their relationship to a new level, Sumire puts him out, thinking he'll return ... but he doesn't! Will Momo come home, or will Sumire be stuck with Hasumi all summer long?

Sumire Iwaya
A young woman who's been everyone's doormat for as long as she can remember ... until the day she meets Momo.

Momo
A young man whom Sumire takes in off the street and builds an unorthodox friendship with.

Yayoi Ogawa
Ogawa-san's official website is located at http://www.linkclub.or.jp/~asasin Her DOB is Dec. 1, and she was raised in Kanagawa prefecture next to Tokyo. She worked for a newspaper company until 1998. She won the Mimi & Kiss first-manga award from Kodansha and had her manga debut in 1994 with Sugao ni Kisu Shite (Kiss My Unpainted Face). She currently publishes her work in Kiss magazine.